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/ˈestɪmeɪt/ 
| present tense | |
| I/you/we/they | estimate |
| he/she/it | estimates |
| present participle | estimating |
| past tense | estimated |
| past participle | estimated |
- to say what you think an amount or value will be, either by guessing or by using available information to calculate it
It’s difficult to estimate the cost of making your house safe.
The Antarctic ice cap is estimated to contain 90% of the world’s fresh water.
estimate something at something:The total cost was estimated at £600,000.
estimate (that):We estimate that 20 per cent of the harvest has been lost.
estimate how much/many:It is impossible to estimate how many of the residents were affected.
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estimated
adjectiveAn estimated 300,000 people came to the demonstration.
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